Papyrus
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Papyrus is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing material. It was first known to have been used in Egypt, as the papyrus plant was once abundant across the Nile
Papyrus (P. BM EA 10591 recto column IX, beginning of lines 13–17)
An official letter on a papyrus of the 3rd century BCE
Roman portraiture fresco of a young man with a papyrus scroll, from Herculaneum, 1st century CE
Sections of Hunefer's Book of the Dead written on papyrus
Paper
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Paper is a thin sheet of matted cellulose fibers. Largely derived from lignocellulose, paper is created from a pulp dissolved into a slurry that is drained and dried into sheets. Different types of pa
Papyrus
…Papyrus ( pə-PY-rəs) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing material. It was first known to have been used in Egypt (at least as far back as the First Dynasty), as the…
Paper products: book, toilet paper, ruled paper, carton, egg carton
Hemp wrapping paper, China, c. 100 BCE
The microscopic structure of paper: Micrograph of tissue paper autofluorescing under ultraviolet illumination. The individual fibres in this sample are around 10 μm in diameter.
Paper mill in Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland